Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could 1 the smoke, and it was getting thicker. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department immediately. “The storm drain is2 fire!” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th and Main. They said they 3 be right there to investigate the situation. Frank needn’t to go anywhere, so he waited for the 4to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasn’t anything beneath the street 5 concrete(混凝土). And everyone 6that concrete doesn’t burn.
A fire truck arrived a few 7later. “Are you the man who8?” asked the driver. “Yes. ” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the 9 but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didn’t seem to consider it an emergency. “10 do you think it could be?” Frank asked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to 11a problem like this every few months. It’s the homeless people in their “12 ”. ”
Homeless people have been living under the streets for years. 13 their knowledge of the storm drain system, they 14 their own “houses” beneath the streets. These living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to 15 their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this 16 electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire.
Frank watched 17 some firemen lifted a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the 18 smoke turned white. Shortly 19, the firemen reappeared with a20 person who seemed to have just been woken up.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      touch
   2. B.
      hear
   3. C.
      smell
   4. D.
      taste
2. 2.
   1. A.
      in
   2. B.
      at
   3. C.
      to
   4. D.
      on
3. 3.
   1. A.
      would
   2. B.
      had
   3. C.
      may
   4. D.
      will
4. 4.
   1. A.
      policeman
   2. B.
      firemen
   3. C.
      postmen
   4. D.
      powermen
5. 5.
   1. A.
      excuse
   2. B.
      express
   3. C.
      exact
   4. D.
      except
6. 6.
   1. A.
      know
   2. B.
      knows
   3. C.
      knew
   4. D.
      knowing
7. 7.
   1. A.
      seconds
   2. B.
      hours
   3. C.
      minutes
   4. D.
      quarters
8. 8.
   1. A.
      called
   2. B.
      smelt
   3. C.
      investigated
   4. D.
      saw
9. 9.
   1. A.
      fire
   2. B.
      smoke
   3. C.
      storm drain
   4. D.
      burn
10. 10.
    1. A.
       What
    2. B.
       Why
    3. C.
       Which
    4. D.
       Which
11. 11.
    1. A.
       suffer
    2. B.
       solve
    3. C.
       survive
    4. D.
       survey
12. 12.
    1. A.
       flats
    2. B.
       apartments
    3. C.
       houses
    4. D.
       sections
13. 13.
    1. A.
       Learning
    2. B.
       Taking
    3. C.
       Using
    4. D.
       Giving
14. 14.
    1. A.
       set down
    2. B.
       set out
    3. C.
       set about
    4. D.
       set up
15. 15.
    1. A.
       power
    2. B.
       strengthen
    3. C.
       force
    4. D.
       energy
16. 16.
    1. A.
       bought
    2. B.
       brought
    3. C.
       booked
    4. D.
       borrowed
17. 17.
    1. A.
       for
    2. B.
       as
    3. C.
       with
    4. D.
       since
18. 18.
    1. A.
       black
    2. B.
       red
    3. C.
       blue
    4. D.
       brown
19. 19.
    1. A.
       westward
    2. B.
       backward
    3. C.
       afterward
    4. D.
       forward
20. 20.
    1. A.
       careless
    2. B.
       selfless
    3. C.
       helpless
    4. D.
       homeless

July 16^th was a bad day for Mr. Arthur Johnson, in the morning, he set off from his home in Santa Barbara, California, It was the start of his summer holidays and he decided to visit friends at Las Vegas, and he hoped to go fishing in Lake Mead, 40km from Las Vegas.

Johnson’s troubles started while he was driving happily across the Mojave Desert, His car went wrong and he tried to repair it, Them, to make matters worse, his attempts to start the car used up the battery and left it useless, After Johnsoon had waited an hour in the hot sun, a Canadian driver, john Williams, stopped and tried to help him. When both men failed, Williams promised to telephone a workshop to ask it to send a truck to pull the car away and repair its fuel pump.

Johnson left the keys in his car and sat in the shade of a large tree, Soon he fell asleep。 While he was sleeping, a repair truck arrived from San Pedro (the nearest town) and pulled his car away, Later on, Johnson woke up and thought that somebody had stolen his car.  He started to walk back toward San Pedro but a police car stopped him to find out why he was walking in the desert.

Johnsoon looked like a man wanted in Los Angeles for robbery ,so the police detained him at San Pedro for the night , The next day, Johnson telephoned his friends in Los Angeles, They drove to San Pedro and made the police believe that Johnson was a harmless salesman, so they set him free,

67.Johnson’s car went wrong           

A when he was near the Mojave Desen    B．after he had passed San Pedro

C．before he left Santa Barhara               D  not far from Los Angeles

68．What does the word“detained”mean?

A．Caught    B controlled．  C kept   D hurt

69 How did Williams help Jobnson?

A  He persuaded the police to set him free    B He went to ask the police for help

   C He drove Johnson into SanPedro           D He arranged to have his car repaired

70. Which is the best title of this passage?

A A Bad Day for Arthur Johnson       B A Terrible Trip in the Desert

C A Poorly―planned Journey            D An Interesting Car Trip

Once, a rich man was near death. He was very upset because he had worked so hard for his money   1.    he hoped he could take it with him to heaven. So he prayed to God he might be able to take some money with him.

   2.    angel heard his pray and appeared. “Sorry,   3.    you can’t take your wealth with you.” The man begged the angel to speak to God to see    4.    he might break the rules. The angel reappeared and said that God could allow him to take one suitcase. Excitedly, the man gathered his suitcase and filled it    5.    pure gold bars.

Afterward, he died and showed up in heaven to greet St. Peter.    6.   (see) the suitcase, St. Peter said, “Hold on, you can’t bring that here!” The man explained that he had God’s    7.    (permit). St. Peter checked it out, came back and said, “You are right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I’m supposed to check its contents (内容)    8.    letting it through.”

St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect the things    9.    the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed (感叹), “You brought pavement? As you can see, the great street of the city of heaven   10.  (make) of pure gold!”